Ezekiel 11:18

18 "When they come there, they will ¹remove all its ²detestable things and all its abominations from it.

Ezekiel 11:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 11:18

And they shall come thither
That those of the captivity shall come to the land of Israel, they or their posterity: and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof;
the idols of the nations, that had been there introduced, detestable to God and all good men: and all the abominations thereof from thence;
idols, as before, even all of them, so that idolatry should be wholly rooted out; this had its accomplishment under Zerubbabel, Ezra, Haggai when the worship of God was restored, and there was a reformation of many abuses in religion; and again in the times of the Maccabees; and will have a greater fulfilment at the time of the conversion of the Jews; when everything that is detestable and abominable among that people will be removed; of which conversion the following words are a prophecy.

Ezekiel 11:18 In-Context

16 "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone."'

17 "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."'

18 "When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.

19 "And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 37:23
• 2. Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 7:20